Trinity/After Pentecost · The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Trinity
2 Peter 3:3-14
The Day of the Lord
November 29, 2026
Overview & Insights
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief… we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth.” (2 Peter 3:10, 13)
After his lengthy tirade against the false teachers and their perverted life-style so dangerous to the well being of his readers, Peter turns—one senses, with warm relief—to address his dear friends directly. He now reverts to his opening exhortation to them to foster their spiritual life (1:5–8).
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Commentary
Enduring Word Bible Commentary 2 Peter Chapter 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik works through the scoffers, the Lord's patience, and the coming day of the Lord.
2 Peter 3:3 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic and modern commentary voices on the mockers and the promise of Christ's return.
2 Peter 3:8-15a Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on the Lord's patience meaning salvation, overlapping the heart of the reading.
2 Peter 3:1-6 Commentary (Precept Austin) Precept Austin
Verse-level evangelical study of the scoffers who deny the promise of Christ's coming.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: 2 Peter Enter the Bible
Background on the letter's warning against false teachers and its hope for the day of God.
BibleProject: Overview of 2 Peter BibleProject
An animated walk through 2 Peter that frames the final chapter on the day of the Lord.
2 Peter 3:3 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word-by-word text with parsing for terms like scoffers, patience, and dissolve.
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Questions preachers ask
What does Peter promise?
Scoffers doubt Christ’s coming, but the Lord is patient, not slow; the day of the Lord will come suddenly, and we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:3–14).
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